Food Trucks
Event Details
- Food truck vendors interested in competing in the 2026 event can click here to access and complete the online application form. Applications will be accepted through May 31.
- Electricity will be provided to the food truck vendors by the Springfield Rotary Club and bulk ice will be available for food truck vendors to purchase.
- Vendors retain 100% of their sales.
- More than 10,000 attendees each year.
- $10,000 in prizes including a $5,000 grand prize to the winning food truck.
- Recognition and publicity for participating vendors leading up to the competition, such as news releases, event listings in local and regional publications, food truck profiles on our social media channels, etc.
How Judging Works
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The winner of the $5,000 grand prize for Best Food Truck, the $2,500 Runner Up and $1,500 Third Place truck will be decided by a panel of five local professional chefs and at least five roving anonymous volunteer judges.
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The chef judges will base their scores on a combination of factors including: Flavor/Taste, Presentation/Visual Appeal and Creativity/Originality from a signature dish chosen by the truck, to be delivered at a prescribed time without disclosure of the truck’s identity.
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The anonymous judges will provide scores for Truck/Cart Design, Customer Service/Friendliness/Hospitality and Menu Variety/Value/Originality that will be added to the chef judges’ scores to determine the 1st through 3rd place winners.
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A $1,000 “People’s Choice” award winner will also be determined by attendee votes the day of the competition. Attendees will be limited to one vote per mobile device for their favorite food truck.